Mission and Goals

Welcome

We are happy to serve you as a customer of the Lincoln City Libraries. Headquarters for the Lincoln City Libraries is Bennett Martin Public Library at 14th & N Streets. There are branch libraries located throughout the city to provide you with convenient service. In addition, our Bookmobile brings the library to many neighborhoods in Lincoln and to several towns within Lancaster County.

Mission Statement

Lincoln City Libraries strives to provide equitable access to the accumulated knowledge of the world, encouraging individuals to pursue personal enrichment and to take informed action.

Library Goals

• Services: Develop and provide quality library services and programming in response to the changing needs of the community.
• Collections: Develop and maintain library collections that are responsive to the needs of our customers.
• Staffing: Hire, train and retain quality library staff who enthusiastically embrace the mission of Lincoln City Libraries.
• Facilities: Provide accessible, attractive, up-to-date facilities which encourage use.
• Diversity: Respond to the needs of our diverse community through collections, facilities, services, and staff.
• Collaboration: Seek ways to work with other institutions to provide library and information services to our community.
• Community Outreach: Promote the library as an active presence in the community.

Library Resources

Resources of the Lincoln City Libraries include:

• 770,000 books
• More than 48,000 sound recordings, including cassettes and compact discs
• 24,000 videocassettes
• 3900 CD-ROMs
• Nearly 2,000 periodical subscriptions, with an extensive back-issue collection
• Over 80 computers with Internet access and other software
• Access to over three dozen informational databases